Yellow Wallpaper

I thought the yellow wallpaper was a very interesting story. After I read it one time, I read the little portion of information about the author and it said that the author herself happened to be sort of crazy, so you know I had to read it again. (Kirszner & Mandell 366) That alone is probably what made the story interesting for me. I think stories tend to be a lot more fascinating when it is based on true events especially when it involves a lady going crazy and seeing people walking around in wallpaper. Did they have any type of hallucinogenic drug back then? That would sure explain a lot. While I did somewhat enjoy this story, I, at the same time, disliked how it just kept dragging on. I think the author could’ve have shortened it up a little bit and still had the same effect. The author states at one point that she feels lucky that her husband, John, made her stay at that house because she can stand it so much easier than a baby. (Gilman 372) Was that to mean that she would rather be at the house that she said she hates more than be with her own child? What an idiot.